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    hen being bullied. Please help!

    I have a flock of 10 hens and 1 huge one year old rooster. (4 four year old Autralorpes, 4 one year old Wyandottes, 2 three year old Leghorns We also have 3 Americauna chicks brooding in the garage) The Rooster and 3 of the Wyandottes are bullying one of the leghorns. She is hiding in a nesting...
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    8 month old bully Cockerel

    Thank you for your response. The ones who are not molting right now are laying, even the victim. Yes, I have 13 birds. And I forgot to add that this is my first Roo, so the older girls have never had a Roo before he hatched out in March, since it was a donor egg. I really like your run...
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    8 month old bully Cockerel

    Trying to share with YouTube.
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    8 month old bully Cockerel

    Good morning. I have read some similar posts on here but wanted to get some advice on my particular situation. I have an 8 month old lavendar cockerel who was hatched out by one of my broody hens with a neighbor’s egg. My flock consists of 4 Austrolorpe hens, 2 Easter eggers, (all 3 1/2 years...
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    What sex are these 14 week olds?

    I have 2 chickens that are 13 1/2 weeks old (hatched out 3/21/24 by my broody hen) mom was a lavender Orpington and dad was blue Plymouth Rock Roo. I have not heard any crowing attempts and they are lower in pecking order than the 17 weeks old Wyandottes that are much smaller in size. Both have...
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    Integrating my new chicks into flock

    OK, thanks for all your help! We have had a coyote attack. I was able to scare the coyote off and the hen got away with just all of her tail feathers missing. I nursed her back in the quarantine pen and she made a full recovery. There is currently a German Shepherd that has killed several of my...
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    Integrating my new chicks into flock

    Ok. Thank you. We do not have a rooster. We have a dog named Roo(ster) lol! But she is only 11 months and still being trained so not trusted off leash with the hens yet. we do have a little Dutch door that leads directly into the coop. I would need to train the hens to use that door to get in...
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    Integrating my new chicks into flock

    Thank you for the help. i did cover the light source up from the attic of the coop to make it darker and I also provided 2 darker nesting boxes I bought a TS. That really solved the mystery of why 11 hens all laid in the corner. I have read through your response and the other links, so I just...
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    Integrating my new chicks into flock

    N no, there are 2 side windows covered with hardware cloth for ventilation as well as the human door/automatic door. as well as vents in the top of the side walls. the attic window is the only window that is not ventilated. We also scoop the poop out daily and keep the human door open during...
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    Integrating my new chicks into flock

    Thank you! i live in North Texas. It is getting warmer here, highs in the 70’s-80’s during the day and 40’s-60’s at night. We have a lot of pallets and stuff around that I can put in the run. Great tip. And thank you for helping me solve the all eggs in one spot mystery. I will get a couple...
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    Ended 13th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Natural Egg Photo Contest

    Entry #1
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    Integrating my new chicks into flock

    Hi there! This is my first real post so please bear with me as I figure out this site. I am posting pics of my setup. Large coop with automatic door to large 16'X16' run. My one year old mixed flock (11 hens) free range when we open the Run human door each day. I have 5 one month old chicks I...
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    New to posting but not new to the site

    I love this site and have found so much good info! we have 11 one year old mixed flock hens and 5 three weeks old chicks. my big girls free range every afternoon. I’m looking for advice on when they are fully feathered, how to introduce the babies to the big girls. I have read threads here...
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